Switch to Other Branches After Cloning with `--single-branch`

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Problem: You cloned a repository using the --single-branch option:

git clone -b <branch name> --single-branch <github url> <target directory>

This command cloned only the specified branch, but now you need to switch to the master or other branches. Instead of deleting the repository and starting over, you can reconfigure Git to fetch all branches.

Solution: Use the following commands to undo the --single-branch preference and fetch the rest of the repository:

git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"
git fetch origin

Steps:

1. Reconfigure Fetch Settings: This command updates the fetch configuration to include all branches.

2. Fetch All Branches: After reconfiguring, this command fetches all branches from the remote repository.

You can now switch between branches as needed:

git checkout master

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